HEX Color #A8CCE9 (Lightsteelblue)

About #A8CCE9

The hex code #A8CCE9 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightsteelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 204, and 233.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 28% cyan and 12% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 206.8° hue, 59.6% saturation, and 78.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8CCE9

RGB168, 204, 233

HSL206.8°, 59.6%, 78.6%

CMYK28%, 12%, 0%, 9%

HSV206.8°, 27.9%, 91.4%

LAB80.4, -5.4, -18.2

XYZ52.4, 57.4, 85.4

Decimal11062505

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8CCE9 #E8C4A8

Analogous

#A8E8E5 #A8ABE8

Triadic

#E8A8CC #CCE8A8

Tetradic

#E5A8E8 #E8C4A8 #ABE8A8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8CCE9

#B1D1EB

#BBD7ED

#C5DDF0

#CEE2F2

#D8E8F5

#E2EEF7

#EBF3FA

#F5F9FC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8CCE9

#95B5CF

#829EB5

#70889B

#5D7181

#4A5A67

#38444D

#252D33

#121619

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.68:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.48:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.61:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.61:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8CCE9; }

.text-color { color: #A8CCE9; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8CCE9; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue

#B0C4DE